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Passport - How long did it take?

If you applied for your passport recently, how long did it take for you to receive it?  Did it run the 4-6 weeks like they estimate or did it take longer?  I need to figure out if I need to expedite it.

Re: Passport - How long did it take?

  • I've had mine for a few years but it's been taking my guests about 4 weeks.  If I were you, I would expedite.  I would be way too nervous not to.
  • I wouldn't expedite it.  The estimate says 4-6 weeks, but the turn around time is faster and Passport Services is caught up with the summer work and moving thru things pretty quickly - on average it is definitely closer to 4 weeks.  The trick is to make sure that the Post office sends your applications with a TRACKING NUMBER. (emphasized because a lot of acceptance facilities are not doing this)  This means Priority Mail with either a delivery confirmation or a signature confirmation.  This way you can track the status of your application getting there timely and then once it gets to an adjudication center you can track the status online as it is being processed.Save yourself the $60 now and get in there this week to get it done!  :)
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  • Mine took about 5 weeks to get to me when I did it back in March.
  • March - July are the busiest times of the year to get passports - spring break, schools are out, and travel rules usually change June1 like this year. This time of year should definitely not be a problem of getting it done faster.  Inside track is that the work load level has significantly tapered off in the last four weeks and mandatory overtime ceased about 2-4 weeks ago because of the drop in work within Passport Services.
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  • I got mine pretty quickly. I think it was less than 3 weeks.
  • My parents and sister applied for theirs recently and received them in about three weeks.
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